Worried about the first day of school? John Spencer shares with us some advice about some misconceptions about the first day of school.

John explains why he wants to be a teacher all about “fire works” rather than about “fireworks”. What type of teacher would you prefer to be?

I want to be authentic in how I teach, in how I live and in how I write.  As an eighth-grade teacher in a low-SES school in Phoenix, Arizona, authentic learning has meant filming documentaries, painting murals, participating in community service and writing a blog called Social Voice .
I’ve taught middle school in the Cartwright School District [...]